Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of the early
twentieth century. But in 1921 he is beleaguered by an unhappy
marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry.
He is also struggling to write.
His friend Robert Hamlyn offers an escape in the Straits Settlements of
Penang, where Robert’s steely wife Lesley learns to see Willie as he is
– a man who has no choice but to mask his true self.
As Willie prepares to leave, Lesley confides in him secrets of her own,
including how she came to know the charismatic revolutionary Dr Sun Yat
Sen. And more scandalous still, her connection to an Englishwoman
charged with murder in the Kuala Lumpur courts – a tragedy drawn from
fact, and worthy of fiction.
General
| Imprint: |
Canongate Books Ltd
|
| Release date: |
April 2024 |
| Authors: |
Tan Twan Eng
|
| Dimensions: |
195 x 125 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83885-833-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-83885-833-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781838858339 |
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